Dave Crampton
English footballer (born 1949)
David William Crampton (born 9 June 1949) is an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Darlington. He began his career in non-league football with Spennymoor United, and was on the books of Blackburn Rovers without representing them in the league.
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